Abstract: An adhesive sheet including a releasable base material, and an adhesive layer formed on one surface of the base material is provided. The adhesive layer includes an adhesive composition including (A) 100 parts by mass of a carboxyl group-containing urethane-modified polyester resin, (B) an epoxy resin, (C) a curing agent, and (D) an inorganic filler, and has a thickness within a range from 40 to 100 ?m. The adhesive sheet has a high degree of adhesiveness and excellent anti-migration properties, and is also effective as an interlayer insulating material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a halogen-free, flame retardant adhesive composition that exhibits excellent anti-migration properties, not only within single layer structures, but also within multilayer structures of much higher density. The flame retardant adhesive composition according to the present invention comprises: (A) a halogen-free epoxy resin, (B) a carboxyl group-containing acrylic resin and/or a carboxyl group-containing acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, (C) a curing agent, (E) a specific polyphosphoric acid-melamine-based compound salt and/or polyphosphoric acid-diamine compound salt, and (F) an ion scavenger and/or a heavy metal deactivator.

Abstract: An adhesive sheet made of an acrylic adhesive composition comprising (A) an acrylic polymer containing carboxyl groups and having a Tg of 5-30° C., (B) a resol phenolic resin, (C) an epoxy resin, and (D) a curing accelerator has improved heat resistance, processing and handling as well as good adhesion, and is suited for use in the manufacture of FPC.

Abstract: A thermally expandable vinyl chloride resin composition is provided. It includes (A) 100 parts by mass of a vinyl chloride resin, (B) 5 to 200 parts by mass of an inorganic filler, (C) 10 to 300 parts by mass of a thermally expandable graphite, (D) 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a fluororesin, and (E) 10 to 300 parts by mass of a phosphorus compound. The composition exhibits favorable thermal expansion properties and favorable shape retention following thermal expansion upon exposure to high temperatures.

Abstract: An apparatus for low-temperature plasma treatment of a continuous length plastic film which can work for surface modifying processing for a film using low-temperature plasma while maintaining the dimensional stability without causing damage to the film. The apparatus for performing surface modifying processing for a film comprises: a first vacuum chamber equipped with an unrolling unit for unrolling a rolled plastic film; a second vacuum chamber in which the unrolled plastic film is subjected to a low-temperature plasma treatment on the surface; and a third vacuum chamber equipped with a winding unit for winding the plasma-treated plastic film into a roll, the vacuum chambers being connected together in series along the running direction of the plastic film under treatment.

Abstract: There is provided a process for producing a vinyl chloride-based polymer, in which a suspension polymerization of either vinyl chloride monomer, or a mixture of vinyl chloride monomer and another copolymerizable monomer, is conducted in a polymerization vessel fitted with a reflux condenser, the process including the steps of: (A) adding to the reaction mixture a high-activity, oil-soluble polymerization initiator, with a 10-hour half life temperature of no more than 40° C. at a concentration of 0.1 mol/L in benzene, for a specified time within a period from the commencement of heat removal using the reflux condenser through to completion of the polymerization, and (B) adding an antioxidant either continuously or intermittently to the reaction mixture at least during the period from the commencement of addition of the high-activity, oil-soluble polymerization initiator through to completion of that addition.

Abstract: There is provided a process for producing a vinyl chloride-based polymer, in which a suspension polymerization of either vinyl chloride monomer, or a mixture of vinyl chloride monomer and another copolymerizable monomer, is conducted in a polymerization vessel fitted with a reflux condenser, the process including the steps of: (A) adding to the reaction mixture a high-activity, oil-soluble polymerization initiator, with a 10-hour half life temperature of no more than 40° C. at a concentration of 0.1 mol/L in benzene, for a specified time within a period from the commencement of heat removal using the reflux condenser through to completion of the polymerization, and (B) adding an antioxidant either continuously or intermittently to the reaction mixture at least during the period from the commencement of addition of the high-activity, oil-soluble polymerization initiator through to completion of that addition.

Abstract: Provided is a flame retardant adhesive composition including (A) a halogen-free epoxy resin, (B) a thermoplastic resin and/or a synthetic rubber, (C) a curing agent, (D) an organophosphinate compound, (E) a curing accelerator, and (F) a nitrogen-containing organophosphate compound represented by a general formula (1) shown below: (wherein, R1 to R4 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and X represents a nitrogen-containing bivalent organic group) Also provided are an adhesive sheet having a layer comprising the above composition, and a protective layer for covering the layer comprising the composition; a coverlay film having an electrically insulating film, and a layer comprising the above composition provided on top of the film; and a flexible copper-clad laminate having an electrically insulating film, a layer comprising the above composition provided on top of the film, and a copper foil provided on top of the layer comprising the composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antistatic agent for vinyl chloride-based resins which can impart superior antistatic properties to the vinyl chloride-based resin, and which can thereby solve various problems arising from charging of the vinyl chloride-based resin with static electricity, a vinyl chloride-based resin composition containing this antistatic agent, and a method for manufacturing this composition. The present invention provides an antistatic agent for vinyl chloride-based resins which consists of silica particles containing at least 99.0% by mass of SiO2 and 0.00005% 80.5 ppm by mass or less of sodium, and which has such a particle size distribution that at least 98% by mass of the silica particles is occupied by the particles having a particle diameter in the range from 30 to 1,000 nm.

Abstract: Provided is a flame retardant adhesive composition including (A) a halogen-free epoxy resin, (B) a thermoplastic resin and/or a synthetic rubber, (C) a curing agent, (D) an organophosphinate compound, and (E) a curing accelerator. Also provided are an adhesive sheet having a layer including the above composition, and a protective layer for covering the layer including the composition; a coverlay film having an electrically insulating film, and a layer including the above composition provided on top of the film; and a flexible copper-clad laminate having an electrically insulating film, a layer including the above composition provided on top of the film, and copper foil. Further provided are a process for producing the adhesive sheet, a process for producing the coverlay film, and a process for producing the flexible copper-clad laminate. The halogen-free adhesive composition yields a cured product, on curing, that exhibits excellent flame retardancy and electrical characteristics (anti-migration properties).

Abstract: Provided is a flame retardant adhesive composition including (A) a halogen-free epoxy resin, (B) a thermoplastic resin and/or a synthetic rubber, (C) a curing agent, (D) a phytate compound, and (E) a curing accelerator. Also provided are an adhesive sheet having a layer including the above composition, and a protective layer for covering the layer including the composition; a coverlay film having an electrically insulating film, and a layer including the above composition provided on top of the film; and a flexible copper-clad laminate having an electrically insulating film, a layer including the above composition provided on top of the film, and copper foil. Further provided are a process for producing the adhesive sheet, a process for producing the coverlay film, and a process for producing the flexible copper-clad laminate. The halogen-free adhesive composition yields a cured product, on curing, that exhibits excellent flame retardancy and electrical characteristics (anti-migration properties).

Abstract: Provided is a flame retardant adhesive composition including (A) a halogen-free epoxy resin, (B) a thermoplastic resin and/or a synthetic rubber, (C) a curing agent, (D) a nitrogen-containing polyphosphate compound, and (E) a curing accelerator. Also provided are an adhesive sheet having a layer including the above composition, and a protective layer for covering the layer including the composition; a coverlay film having an electrically insulating film, and a layer including the above composition provided on top of the film; a flexible copper-clad laminate having an electrically insulating film, a layer including the above composition provided on top of the film, and copper foil; and a method of bonding two substrates, including the steps of sandwiching the above adhesive sheet between two substrates, and curing the adhesive sheet. Further provided are a process for producing the adhesive sheet, a process for producing the coverlay film, and a process for producing the flexible copper-clad laminate.

Abstract: There is provided a process for producing a vinyl chloride-based polymer, in which a suspension polymerization of either vinyl chloride monomer, or a mixture of vinyl chloride monomer and another copolymerizable monomer, is conducted in a polymerization vessel fitted with a reflux condenser, the process including the steps of: (A) adding to the reaction mixture a high-activity, oil-soluble polymerization initiator, with a 10-hour half life temperature of no more than 40° C. at a concentration of 0.

Abstract: A method for preparing a flexible metal foil/polyimide laminate is characterized by laminating a metal foil and a polyimide film, with a heat resistant adhesive interleaved therebetween, on a heating roll press, and heat treating the laminate for removing the residual solvent from the adhesive layer and heat curing the adhesive layer.

Abstract: There is provided a process for producing a vinyl chloride-based polymer, in which a suspension polymerization of either vinyl chloride monomer, or a mixture of vinyl chloride monomer and another copolymerizable monomer, is conducted in a polymerization vessel fitted with a reflux condenser, the process including the steps of: (A) adding to the reaction mixture a high-activity, oil-soluble polymerization initiator, with a 10-hour half life temperature of no more than 40° C. at a concentration of 0.

Abstract: A flexible metal foil/polyimide laminate consists of all three layers, a polyimide film, a metal foil, and a polyimide resin layer disposed between the polyimide film and the metal foil.

Abstract: A polyimide precursor resin solution composition sheet having a solvent content of 1–50% by weight and a thickness of 1–10 microns has improved adhesion, forms a heat resistant polyimide layer when cured, and is advantageously used in the bonding of conductors to plastic films.

Abstract: Provided is an acrylic adhesive composition, including: (A) 100 parts by mass of an acrylic polymer containing a carboxyl group, with a glass transition temperature of 5 to 30° C., (B) 1 to 20 parts by mass of a resol-type phenol resin, (C) 1 to 20 parts by mass of an epoxy resin, and (D) 10 to 100 parts by mass of an inorganic filler, the composition optionally including 0 to 0.5 parts by mass of a curing accelerator per 100 parts by mass of the component (A). Also provided are an acrylic adhesive sheet that contains an adhesive layer including this composition and a method of bonding two substrates using this acrylic adhesive sheet. The acrylic adhesive sheet exhibits excellent adhesiveness, heat resistance, workability, handling properties and storage stability, and the acrylic adhesive composition is useful in the production of such an adhesive sheet.

Abstract: Provided is an acrylic flame retardant adhesive composition, including: (A) 100 parts by mass of an acrylic polymer containing a carboxyl group, with a glass transition temperature of 5 to 30° C., (B) 1 to 20 parts by mass of a resol-type phenol resin, (C) 1 to 20 parts by mass of an epoxy resin, (D) 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of a curing accelerator, (E) a bromine-based flame retardant, in sufficient quantity to produce a bromine content within the entire composition, excluding the component (F), of 15 to 40% by mass, and (F) 10 to 100 parts by mass of an inorganic filler. Also provided are an acrylic adhesive sheet that contains an adhesive layer including this composition and a method of bonding two substrates using this acrylic adhesive sheet. The acrylic adhesive sheet exhibits excellent adhesiveness, heat resistance, workability, handling properties and flame retardancy, and the acrylic adhesive composition is useful in the production of such an adhesive sheet.

Abstract: A flexible metal foil/polyimide laminate is prepared by applying a polyamic acid varnish onto a very thin copper foil on a carrier, semi-drying the varnish, laminating a polyimide film to the varnish-coated copper foil using a hot roll press, and heat treating the laminate for solvent removal and imidization in an atmosphere having a controlled oxygen concentration. A polyimide adhesive layer resulting from the imidization of polyamic acid has a thickness of up to 6 ?m, the sum of the thicknesses of the polyimide film and the polyimide adhesive layer is up to 25 ?m. The polyimide adhesive layer has a Tg>400° C.